[Sometime later, Joel's horse walks toward the university's campus.]

Ellie: So, let me see if I get it straight. If you mess up your fourth down, then you give the ball to the other team?

Joel: Right, it's called turnover.

Ellie: And if you clear the ten yards then you're back at...first down?

Joel: First down, that's right.

Ellie: Man, it's confusing.

Joel: You just gotta play it a couple of times. It'll all make sense.

[They ride into the parking lot.]

Ellie: Okay. None of these buildings look like a mirror to me.

Joel: Well, we'll head to central grounds. Should be able to see most of the campus from there.

Joel: Stay, Callus. What kind of name is Callus anyway?

Ellie: Not my fault you forgot to ask Tommy his name.

Joel: Callus.
Ellie: So, these places...people would live here and just study? Even though they were all grown up?

Joel: Yeah, study, party, and find themselves. Figure out what they wanted to do with their lives.

Ellie: What they wanted to do with their lives.

Joel: There was a lookout here.

Ellie: That's a good sign.

[Ellie looks at the campus' old mascot banner.]

Ellie: That's a giant ram. You guys were like some idol worshippers.

Joel: When it came to sports? Hell yeah.

Ellie: Ooh...it's getting chilly.

Joel: It's that time of year.

[They see a shiny building in the distance.]

Ellie: Hey, over there. Is that it?

Joel: Hmm. It does look like a giant mirror.
Ellie: How many people you think are there? Fireflies, I mean.

Joel: Reckon it takes quite a crew to run that operation.

Ellie: You think there'll be other people my age?

Joel: Ahh...I'm not sure.

[The horse spooks.]

Joel: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa...what is it, boy?

Ellie: Sounds like runners.

Joel: Stay with the horse. I'll go check it out.

Ellie: Are you sure?

Joel: Yes. I don't want him runnin' off. I'll be right back.

[He sees a generator-powered gate.]

Joel: Huh, looks like someone jerry-rigged this thing. No juice. I'll see if I can get the power back on.

[He kills the infected in the generator room.]
Joel: And that's that.

Ellie: Hey, I was thinking...I would've wanted to be an astronaut.

Joel: That a fact?

Ellie: Yeah. Can you imagine being up there all by yourself? Would've be cool. I'm just sayin'. What about you? What'd you want to be?

Joel: Oh...well, when I was a kid I used to want to be a...a singer.

[Ellie laughs.]

Ellie: Shut up.

Joel: I'm serious.

Ellie: Sing something.

Joel: Ah, no.

Ellie: Come on. I won't laugh.

Joel: I don't think so.

Ellie: Joel. Please.

[They reach the university's center. Creatures scamper around.]

Ellie: Aww...are those monkeys?

Joel: Yeah, a whole mess of 'em.

Ellie: That was kind of awesome.

Joel: First time seeing a monkey?

Ellie: First time seeing a monkey.

[They ride farther in.]

Ellie: Should we have seen someone by now?

Joel: Uh...maybe these guys like to keep a low profile.

Ellie: Yeah. Maybe.

[Ellie spots a Firefly symbol on a wall.]

Ellie: Hey, look. Fireflies. Joel, look!

Joel: I see it.

Ellie: This is good. First sign of Fireflies.

[They come to a large locked gate.]

Joel: Alright, let's try that gate.

Ellie: There it is. This won't budge.

[Joel ducks into the dorms.]

Ellie: Watch yourself.

Joel: You too. Oh, damn it. Spores.

[Joel jumps down into a clicker nest and barely manages to escape.]

Joel: Shit...

Ellie: Joel! Are you OK? What happened in there?

Joel: More infected. I'm fine!

Ellie: Here, come open the gate.

[He plugs in the generator and gets it working.]

Joel: Alright. Let's try the gate.

Ellie: You did it!

Joel: Yeah. Come on through. Scootch.

Ellie: Those clickers -- you think they were Fireflies?

Joel: No...no, I don't think so.

Ellie: Why would they have infected so close to the lab?

Joel: Bill used them as a form of defense. Maybe they're doing the same.

Ellie: Yeah...I could see that.

[They make it to the science building grounds.]

Ellie: No guards. No nothing.

Joel: Yeah...I'd expect to see someone by now. Let's get inside.

Ellie: Have you ever been to one of these?

Joel: What? A university?

Ellie: Yeah.

Joel: No, not as a student at least.

Ellie: Why not?

Joel: Uhh...I had Sarah when I was pretty young.

Ellie: Oh...were you married?

Joel: For a while.

Ellie: What happened?

Joel: Okay.

Ellie: Too much?

Joel: Too much.

Ellie: Are we ever gonna find living Fireflies?

Joel: We better.

[Ellie spots a hole in the science building's upper floor.]

Ellie: Hey, what about over there?

Joel: Yeah. That looks like a way in.

[He tries the gate.]

Joel: It's rusted shut. We'll have to find another way.

Ellie: Maybe we can get over it.

[Joel gets a dumpster to try, but it slides down the slope, crashing through.]

Joel: Whoa. Alright, not what I had in mind, but it'll do.

[They climb up.]

Joel: Alright, we're inside. C'mon, kiddo, gimme your hand. There you go.

Ellie: Thanks. Let's look around.

[The pair starts searching the area.]

Ellie: How will they do it?

Joel: Do what?

Ellie: Get the cure from me? You think it'll hurt?

Joel: No, no. They'll probably just draw some blood –- it don't hurt.

Ellie: I've gotten shots before. They vaccinated us at school. It sucked.

[They start scavenging.]

Ellie: Hello? Where are they?

[They continue searching.]

Ellie: Yoohoo! Fireflies? Cure for mankind over here! Anyone?

Joel: Let's keep it down until we figure out what's going on.

[They find some Firefly equipment near a stairwell.]

Ellie: Nothing useful.

Joel: Ain't nothin' here but a bunch of medical mumbo-jumbo.

Ellie: I don't get it.

Joel: Looks like they all just packed up and left in a hurry.

[A sudden noise occurs upstairs.]

Ellie: Maybe not all of 'em.

Joel: Stay close.

[They search the third floor.]

Ellie: There are no bodies. That's good, right?

Joel: If we find out where they went.

[Another noise occurs.]

Joel: Shit!

[They find the source of the noise: monkeys.]

Joel: Jesus. Well, at least it ain't clickers.

Ellie: Yeah. No Fireflies either. Well, maybe in all that research they turned into fucking monkeys.

Joel: Just keep searching, we'll find something.

[They bust into a lab office with a suicide victim. Joel picks up a recorder.]

Voice: If you're looking for the Fireflies, they've all left.

Ellie: Yeah, no shit.

Voice: I'm dead...or I will be soon. Got me some time to reflect.

[Joel fast-forwards over the boring parts.]

Voice: ...been years that felt like we were--

Voice: ...fucking thing was a giant waste of ti--

Voice: ...not going to do this anymore...

Joel: Come on.

Voice: ...looking for the others, they've all returned to Saint Mary's Hospital in Salt Lake City. You'll find them there, still trying to save the world. Good luck with that.

Ellie: Do you know where that is?

Joel: I know the city.

Ellie: Is it far?

Joel: It ain't close. I mean on horseback--

Ellie: What?

[They see a light in the distance below.]

Ellie: Fireflies?

Joel: Get down!

[They narrowly miss being shot.]

Ellie: Who the fuck are these guys?

Joel: It don't matter. We know where to go, let's get the hell outta here.

[They descend. Joel opens a balcony door, only for someone to fling it open.]

Hunter: Got you, asshole.

[They fall off the balcony. The foe dies, but Joel is impaled by some rebar.]

Ellie: Oh shit. Oh man...

[She rappels down a generator cable.]

Ellie: What do you want me to do?

Joel: Move...

Ellie: What?

Joel: Move!

[He guns a foe who bursts through a low door. Ellie gets the other.]

Ellie: Oh man...Joel? Oh...

Joel: I'm gonna need you to pull.

Ellie: Okay. Alright, you ready? One, two, three.

Joel: Pull!

[He's pulled free, but can barely stand.]

Joel: Just get to the damn horse.

Ellie: Okay. I don't see anyone. Let's go! Joel, how are we doing?

Joel: I'm fine...I'm fine.

Ellie: Can you handle the window?

Joel: Yeah.

Ellie: Okay.

[He falls over the classroom's window, due to the injury.]

Ellie: Jesus. Come on, move!

Hunter: I see you!

Ellie: Shit.

Hunter: Come on, man.

Ellie: Alright, just stay here. I'm gonna flank this asshole.

Joel: Ellie.

[The hunter inches towards Joel's position.]

Hunter: Those were my friends you killed, asshole. Come on out. You want to do this the hard way?

[Ellie shoots him.]

Hunter: You little bitch.

[She finishes him off. Joel starts blacking out due to blood loss.]

Joel: Shit.

Ellie: Oh man, we gotta get you out of here.

Joel: I'm okay.

Ellie: You're not okay, Joel! Now come on! Move it. There's no one here. Hurry.

[He slowly follows her, about to double over any minute.]

Ellie: You're doing good, just keep at it.

Joel: I'm coming.

Ellie: Through these double doors. Oh man. Here, lean on me.

Joel: No.

Ellie: Well can you walk?

Joel: Yes.

Ellie: Then fucking walk. Come on. There's the exit. Just a little bit more, come on. Hey, hey! Joel!

Joel: Behind you!

Ellie: What?

Joel: Ellie!

Hunter: The kid's got a gun! Watch out! Hey!

Ellie: Stay the fuck back!

[She guns one down down.]

Ellie: Oh shit, oh shit.

Hunter 2: You little shit!

[He clubs her, but she still caps him.]

Ellie: Joel. Here, stand up. I swear to god, I get you out of this, you are so singing for me.

Joel: You wish.

Ellie: Wait here. I'll get the door.

Joel: Take your time.

Ellie: Come on. There you go.

[He makes it outside, but rolls down the steps near a hunter taking Callus.]

Hunter: What the fuck? Ah, shit!

[Ellie puts him down.]

Ellie: Come on.

Joel: Just...get the horse.

Ellie: Alright... Can you get on?

[They both get in the saddle.]

Joel: Go.

[They ride a ways out of town.]

Ellie: I think we're safe. Joel. Joel.

[He falls out of the saddle, unconscious.]

Ellie: Ah, shit. Joel -- here. Get up, get up, get up... You gotta tell me what to do. Come on... You gotta get up... Joel?